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How do you say absences in French?
How do you pronounce absences in French?
absences is pronounced /le apsɑ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
L'absence prolongée de ma mère m'a rendu triste.
My mother's prolonged absence made me sad.
Cette absence injustifiée sera signalée à la directrice.
This unjustified absence will be reported to the principal.
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Why is it feminine?
Absences is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin noun *absentia*, which is feminine (following the first declension ending in *-ia*), and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered French. Like many French nouns ending in *-ence* (such as *présence*, *essence*, *patience*), it retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor.
What is the French word for absences?
The French word for absences is les absences — feminine.
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